julirey1

I did that! I was banded Feb of this year, was a self-pay and went to Mexico for the surgery because I didn't qualify in the US. I had never had health problems or any kind of surgery or even an overnight stay in a hospital in my life and my husband was completely against it but I was bound and determined. I got there and started getting nervous and thought, what I am I doing???? But then I remembered why I made the decision. Have struggled with my weight my whole life. Although never morbidly obese, I have been overweight or obese most of the time in my life. When I have dieted and lost weight, I struggled with hunger to keep it off until giving up and putting it back on. So tired of fighting it my whole life. Wanted a permanent solution. I needed to lose 60-65 lbs and have only lost 20 so far but took my 3rd fill (7 months after getting banded) to really start feeling the restriction and I loved it!! I feel I am on my way now, although I am also working on the mental aspect of my relationship with food to be as successful as I can be. The band isn't exactly what I expected but I still expect it to help me achieve my weight goals for the long-term. I am now seeing that it takes me and the band and I can't expect the band itself to be the solution.

Not like I should but I have been doing about 30 minutes a day of walking and/or elliptical (only about 10 minutes of that). I am trying to work up to more though. This seems to be all I have the time or drive to do so far, though. I feel very little difference now than before the procedure. The 1st 2 weeks post op were fairly rough but now, it's almost like I never had it, although I do feel some restriction, but not a lot. I'm afraid to go too fast on the fills, though. Thanks for the reply and welcome to you too.

Hello everyone. This is my first post. I was banded on Feb 28 and have only lost about 5 lbs post op. I had my first fill on April 28 and still feel not a lot of restriction but wanted to give it a least a couple of weeks before scheduling another fill. Glad to read this thread because now I see that the lower BMIs maybe it just comes off slower, especially at first. I am 5'2' and BMI of 33. I have 2 ccs in a 9.75 cm band which my doctor referred to as a "5 cc" band. It seems most others are calling it a 4 cc band. Anyway, good to read these posts.